To the Media: The Chattanooga Athletics Communication
staff appreciates your interest in UTC Cross Country and
Track and Field and invites you to catch all the excitement at
the Moccasin Bend Race Course this fall. Please let us know
if we can facilitate your coverage in any way. For additional
information, interviews or photographs, contact Anne Wehunt
in the Athletics Communications office at (423) 425-4618.
Athlete Interviews: All player interviews must be arranged
through the Athletics Communication office.
Coach Interviews: The best time to reach Coach Bill Gautier
is between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday by
contacting the Athletics Communications office. You must
contact the Athletics Communications office for an interview
with Coach Gautier.

Over the last five years, UTC has won 17 regular season and 19 tournament championships
in the Southern Conference, far more than any
other school during that time. After finishing in
the top-100 in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup
in 2009, the Mocs had their third-best showing at
No. 136 in 2011. Here is a brief list of some of
UTC’s major accomplishments in 2010-11.
• Four SoCon Team Championships
• Six Teams Represented in the Postseason
• One All-American
• One Academic All-American
• Five Southern Conference Athletes of the Year
• Two Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year
• Three Southern Conference Coaches of the Year
• Eight All-Region Performers
• 45 All-SoCon Performers

Cross country’s Emmanuel Kirwa won his fourth The women’s golf team won its secondconference race, third in the SoCon, and was the straight SoCon title and advanced to the
NCAAs for the third year in a row.
SoCon Runner of the Year for the third time.

The softball team won its fifth-straight SoCon Junior Stephan Jaeger was the SoCon Men’s Sophomore Paula Passmore was the 2010 SoTitle and advanced to the finals of the NCAA Golfer of the Year for the second year in a row, Con Volleyball Libero of the Year after leading
leading the Mocs back to the NCAAs.
the league with 5.45 digs per set.
Regionals for the first time.

Sophomore Jenna Nurik won the SoCon The Mocs wrestlers have won seven-straight Bailey Dewart returned from numerous injuSportsmanship Award and was a second team SoCon titles and are riding a 35-match winning ries to earn the SoCon Ann Lashly Inspiration
streak in league action.
Award.
all-conference selection.

ACADEMICALLY

The Mocs’ student-athletes continue to have
tremendous success in the classroom. Below
are just a few of the Academic accolades UTC
received last year:
• The overall g.p.a. of the Mocs’ student-athletes
has increased in each of the last six trems, culminating with a school-record 2.97 in the spring.
• Over half of all UTC student-athletes earned
at least a 3.0 grade-point-average in each of the
last four semesters.
• Each member of the SoCon Champion women’s golf team made the Dean’s List in both the
fall and spring semesters.
• Wrestling had a 3.14 g.p.a. for the year, ranking The Mocs graduated 53 student-athletes dur- Senior David Moore became the 12th Moc in
No. 7 in the nation.
ing at the summer, fall and spring commence- school history to be named Capital One Acament ceremonies in 2010-11.
demic All-American.

Senior Courtney Barnes was three-time Academ- Chris Berry earned a spot on the Capital One Sophomore Jackson Tresnan was an ITA
ic All-District and the recipient of the SoCon Bob Academic All-District team and won the SoCon Scholar Athlete and led the team with 14 sinMcCloskey Insurance Graduate Scholarship.
Outdoor 10000M race.
gles wins.

SOCIALLY
The Chattanooga Mocs Athletics Department is heavily involved in community events
throughout the year. UTC student-athletes are
well represented in the annual Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure and the Mocs are always involved with local projects such as canned food
drives, the Freshman Move-In and other activities throughout Chattanooga.
The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) plans many of the Athletic Department’s
community events. The Mocs also have a presence at Chattanooga’s Special Olympics events
each year. The Mocs also host many events that
engage the local community, such as the 2011
SoCon Basketball Championships.

Nearly all of the Mocs teams work to organize or Former Lady Mocs soccer student-athlete Danielle
participate in the annual Susan G. Komen Race Barr gives instructions to local youth at the Girl
for the Cure on the campus of UTC.
Scouts Sports-A-Thon.

Men’s basketball senior Ricky Taylor talks Wrestling senior Dan Waddell led his teammates The softball team adopted Amanda Swartout
to youth at a local clinic hosted by the Mocs in an outing to help the local Habitat for Human- as an honorary teammate through the “Friends
men’s basketball team.
ity.
of Jaclyn Foundation.”

CHATTANOOGA
THE SCENIC CITY

HUNTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

WALNUT STREET BRIDGE
THE SOUTHERN BELLE RIVERBOAT

• You will be impressed by Chattanooga’s revitalized Riverfront that
includes a 10-mile Riverwalk; The Passage, a celebration of Chattanooga’s Native American heritage, and the Chattanooga Pier.
• Cruise down the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle Riverboat and see why Chattanooga is nicknamed the “Scenic City of the
South.”
• Take a walking tour of the charming Bluff View Arts District with its
shops, restaurants and the Hunter Museum of American Art.
• The Walnut Street Bridge, connecting the Bluff View Arts District
and downtown with the North Shore District and Coolidge Park, is
one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

THE TENNESSEE AQUARIUM AND CHATTANOOGA’S RIVERFRONT PARK

CHATTANOOGA
THE UNIVERSITY

FOUNDERS HALL

FLETCHER HALL
If you look around the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, you will find a message chiseled for eternity into the stone
of our structures.
“We Shall Achieve”
A bold commitment that guides us in everything we do, and tells the
world what to expect from our campus. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we achieve, and so will you.

LUPTON LIBRARY

Achieving a goal doesn’t always come easy. UTC students are challenged through a rigorous liberal arts based general education and
state-of-the-art cirricula in their majors. Our faculty members hold
world-class credentials in teaching, research and creative endeavors
and pass this experience to students. Tutoring and other academic
support assist student success. Your future is worth the effort.

At the helm of Chattanooga cross country
and track and field, Bill Gautier has established
himself as one of the top coaches in the Southern
Conference and perhaps the Southeast.
In 20 years, Gautier has led his men’s cross
country teams to four league titles and seven
runner up finishes. His 1998 men’s SoCon
Championship team also captured the South
Region crown and made school history as
the only UTC team to compete in the NCAA
Championships. The Mocs were led by Nic
Crider, who became the first Chattanooga
runner to earn three straight SoCon individual
titles. Last season Emmanuel Kirwa became
the second with his third straight SoCon Cross
Country title.
The women’s cross country team has seen
similar success with seven titles and four runner
up finishes. Former distance runner Shannon
Wommack is the most decorated Chattanooga
runner in school history. She is a five-time AllAmerican, four-time Southern Conference
Indoor Track Performer of the Year, three-time
Southern Conference Cross Country Runner of
the Year and the 2006 Southern Conference
Women’s Athlete of the Year.
She became UTC’s first three-time qualifier
for the NCAA Cross Country Championships,
earning automatic qualifications at the NCAA
South Regional in 2002, 2004 and 2005.
Wommack also finished third in the 3,000 meter
steeplechase at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track
and Field Championships, setting a new school
record, while earning her second All-America
honors in that event.
In 2007, Gautier saw another one of his
runners, Lanni Marchant, earn the program’s
second straight Southern Conference Women’s
Athlete of the Year Award.
Gautier’s first of two Indoor Coach of the
Year honors came in 1998, when his women’s
team claimed the title and his second in 2003,

when his women’s team amassed the most
points in school history for a third place team
finish.
Chattanooga has won numerous individual
championships and top-athlete honors over
the years. Steven Kocsis wrapped up his
junior season with a third top athlete crown
winning two distance events at the conference
championships and then earning an at-large bid
to compete in the men’s 5,000 meters at the
NCAA Championships, along with Wommack.
In 2005, Wommack became the seventh
Chattanooga track and field athlete to be
awarded the A.C. “Scrappy” Moore Award since
1992. This award is given to the UTC studentathlete who best personifies the athletic
department’s core values. Past track and field
winners include Ian Mayne (2004), Amanda
Lynch (1999), Anna and Catherine Wright
(1998), Mary Jane Middlekoop (1997) and
Michael Kyle (1995).
During his UTC career, Gautier has been
named the Southern Conference Cross Country
Coach of the Year a total of nine times. These
have included six times for women’s cross
country (1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007),
four times for men’s cross country (1998, 1999,
2003, 2004) and twice for indoor track and field
(1998, 2003). He earned All-Region honors in
1998, for his men’s cross country team.
Prior to his arrival at Chattanooga, Gautier
served as the head cross country coach and
assistant track coach at Southeast Missouri
State. In his six seasons at SEMO, his men’s
and women’s teams won six conference titles
in cross country. His teams also placed in the
top five at the NCAA Division II Championships
in both track and cross country five out of six
seasons.
Gautier was named the National Combine
Coach of the Year in 1990, and was the NCAA
Division II Coach of the Year for six consecutive
seasons. He has coached 17 NCAA Division II
National Champions and 56 All-Americans.
Gautier earned his Bachelor of Science in
Physical Education and Business Administration
from Western Kentucky in 1983, and received
his Master’s in 1984. While at WKU, Gautier was
a standout distance runner for the nationallyrecognized Hilltoppers. He and his wife, Jan,
have two daughters, Taylor and Sydney.

2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field

Anneli Uys
Assistant Coach • First Year • Somerville, Australia • Chattanooga, 2010
Anneli begins her first season as the assistant coach for the cross country and track and field
teams.
She was a nine-time all-conference performer for the Lady Mocs with a pair of top 10 finishes
in the women’s 5-kilometer cross country races.
The four-time Southern Conference Outdoor Track champion in the 800 meter (twice) and
1500 meter (twice) was named the 2010 SoCon Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning
both. She qualified in her junior year for both events after winning each. However, the NCAA
reformatted qualification standards for the region meet by dropping the number of meets from four to just two – East and
West – and eliminating automatic qualifiers. Based on her time in the 1500 meter event, Uys earned a spot at the East Region
meet her senior year. She also holds the school record for the outdoor track 800 meter run with a time of 2:08.99 clocked in
the prelims of the event in 2009 at the league championships.
In Indoor Track, Uys was a three-time all-conference performer with a third place
PERSONAL RECORDS
finish in the Mile and twice with the school’s Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team. In
Indoor Track
her senior year, she led the team from eighth place all the way to a second place and
Mile............................ 4:49.59
all-conference finish as the anchor of the DMR.
800 meter................... 2:13.21*
Outdoor
Track
She was named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and was a member of the
1500
meter................. 4:26.73
Southern Conference All-Academic Teams. She was a member of the Dean’s List while
800
meter.
.................. 2:08.99*
at UTC and named to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
Uys transferred from Memphis to Chattanooga after her sophomore year.
*school record
She was born in Pretoria, South Africa and moved to Australia where she became
an Australian citizen.

David was named to the Capital One Academic All-America
Third Team and became UTC’s first Academic All-American
since 2006. He was also selected to the Capital One AllDistrict First Team. He won the Dayle May Award which is
given to the senior Male and Female Student-Athletes with
the top GPA at Chattanooga. With a 4.0 GPA in Engineering Management, David was
a constant member of the Southern Conference All-Academic Teams, the UTC Dean’s
List and the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
In cross country, David helped lead the Mocs to a pair of Runner-Up finishes at the league championships and competed
with UTC at the NCAA South Region Championships.
He competed in the 800 meter in both indoor and outdoor track setting a PR in the 800m outdoor of 1:53.60. He
participated in the 3000 meter run and Mile in the indoor championships and the 3000 meter Steeplechase and 1500 meter
run at the outdoor championships.
He was born in Sarnia, Ontario and is currently working toward his MBA at UTC.

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field

Roger Brown, Ph.D.
Chancellor

Dr.
Roger
G. Brown, a
proven academic
leader and native
Tennessean, is the
fifteenth head of
The University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga. His appointment
as Chancellor was celebrated by the campus
in February of 2006.
Under Brown’s leadership, the campus
has experienced record enrollment growth
at all levels, and projections point to an
enrollment of more than 10,000 students
in 2009. Since taking the helm of the
Chattanooga campus, he has promoted
UTC’s mission as a metropolitan university
with special emphasis in the fields of science,
mathematics, and technology. Brown has
pledged the campus’ commitment to teacher
preparation, healthcare professions, business
and commerce, and cultural appreciation.
UTC recently completed a strategic
planning initiative that focuses campus efforts
on the power of partnerships, especially
relationships within the learning laboratory
of Chattanooga. In 2008, UT Chattanooga
earned the Community Engagement
designation by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching in recognition
of its many successful partnerships in the
community.
Brown came to Chattanooga from the
University of North Carolina at Pembroke,
where he served as Provost and Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs since 2000.
Previously, he had served since 1991
in various academic and administrative
capacities with the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte. Brown left UNC Charlotte in 2000
as Senior Associate Provost and Associate

Dr. Richard Brown
Vice Chancellor
Finance & Ops

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Chuck Cantrell

Asst. Vice Chancellor
University Relations

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
A political scientist with particular academic
emphasis in American government, Brown
earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in Political Science from the University of
Tennessee and the Ph.D. in Political Science
from The Johns Hopkins University. He began
his teaching career at Iowa State University in
1983 before joining the UNC Charlotte faculty
in 1985.
In 2002, Brown was appointed
to the inaugural delegation of the
American Association of State
Colleges and Universities SinoAmerican Leadership Development
Training for Higher Education
Leaders in China. He has traveled on
assignment for the U.S. Department
of State to Syria, Jordan, and
Israel. He also helped establish
international exchanges with
universities in Germany, France,
South Korea, and South Africa.
In Chattanooga, Brown is a
member of Rotary International and
has also been named to the United
Way of Greater Chattanooga Board
of Directors, the RiverCity Company
Board, and the Chattanooga Area
Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors. He is a commissioner
of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools and has
been appointed to the Southeast
Tennessee PreK-16 Education
Council.
Brown’s wife and partner,
Dr. Carolyn Thompson, is also
a committed community activist.
In addition to her involvement
and support of the university, she

Dr. John Delaney

Vice Chancellor
Student Development

Terry Denniston
Executive Asst.
to Chancellor

currently serves on the boards of the Community
Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Allied Arts
of Chattanooga, Chattanooga Symphony and
Opera, WTCI, Good Shepherd Church School
and College Access.
The couple has two children, Caroline and
Austin. Roger and Carolyn also share custody
of “Madeline Albright,” a rescued husky mix
with diplomatic immunity.

Bob Lyon

Vice Chancellor
Univ. Advancement

Dr. Phil Oldham

Vice Chancellor
Provost of Acad. Affairs

2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field

Rick Hart

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics • North Carolina, 1994
When Rick Hart
came to the University
of
Tennessee
at
Chattanooga,
he
brought with him a
vision and plan for
the future of the Mocs. Since his hiring on May
23, 2006, Hart has changed the landscape of the
UTC Athletics Department with his leadership,
organizational skills and innovative ideas on how
to fulfill the Mocs’ mission of preparing students
for productive and meaningful lives. Entering his
fourth season as the Director of Athletics, Hart’s
efforts have made a tremendous impact on the
Mocs student-athletes’ quest for comprehensive
excellence – academically, athletically and
socially.
Academically
• Added staff to both the Compliance and
Academic Services departments to help studentathletes progress toward the ultimate goal of
earning a college degree.
• Placed at least 90 student-athletes on the
Athletic Director’s honor roll each semester.
• Shown continuous improvement in the overall
grade-point-averages for student-athletes highlighted by a 2.77 g.p.a. in the spring of 2009,
the highest semester mark for the Mocs since
Hart’s arrival.
• Developed and implemented an ambitious APR
improvement plan that is working to increase the
APR scores of all Mocs athletics programs.
Athletically
• Captured 11 regular season and 14 tournament
championships in the Southern Conference over
the last three seasons, more than any other
SoCon school during that time.
• In 2008-09, Chattanooga posted school
records with five teams competing in the NCAA
Championships and 10 squads represented in the
postseason.
• Set a school record with a 99th place finish
in the NACDA Learfield Director’s Cup that
measures the overall success of all Division I
athletic programs. Three of the Mocs’ top-5 all
time finishes in the NACDA Director’s Cup have
come in Hart’s tenure.
• Captured UTC’s first Germann Cup in 200708, signifying the best all-around women’s
sports program in the Southern Conference; and
finished second in both the Germann Cup and
Commissioner’s Cup standings in 2008-09.
• 12 student-athletes selected as SoCon Athletes
of the Year while two Mocs have been named the
SoCon Female Athletes of the Year.
Socially
• Encouraged Chattanooga student-athletes
in their involvement with many local community
projects and charity work and has personally
served as a member of the Chattanooga Rotary,
the Grand Marshal of the 2007 Region 4 Special

Olympics and is a sought-after speaker among the
area’s many civic organizations.
• Cultivated and maintained relationships with
local and national press that has led to unequalled
media attention for a program of this size.
• During the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament
run in 2009, the NBC’s “Late Show with Jimmy
Fallon” adopted the Mocs as its team of the
tournament. The week-long exposure brought in
an estimated $500,000 of advertising and national
exposure for UTC.
• Expanded educational programming (diversity,
gambling prevention, etc.) for student-athletes,
coaches and staff as part of a commitment
to learning and personal and professional
development.
• Focused attention on strengthening the
relationship between Mocs Athletics and the UTC
campus community.
Hart has also been very successful in the
traditional roles as UTC Athletics Director. In an
effort to ensure efficient and effective management
of all elements of the athletics program, and to
better align athletics with the academic mission
of the institution, Hart developed and installed
the Strategic Plan for UTC Athletics. A focus on
the student-athlete experience has resulted in
increased ticket sales and fundraising, innovative
partnerships, improved athletics facilities and the
addition of quality coaches.
Revenue Generation/Fundraising/Attendance
• Signed an exclusive, long-term marketing rights
deal with Learfield Sports that guarantees record
revenues from advertising and marketing with
UTC Athletics.
• Restructured the Mocs Club with two full-time
staff, resulting in nearly a 20% increase in the
number of individuals donating over the last year.
• Secured three major gifts from UTC benefactors
that totaled nearly $2 million in the past year.
• Excluding these three major gifts, the Mocs
Club capped the $1 million mark for the first time
in 2008-09.
• Implemented a donor program for football
season ticket sales.
• Overall ticket revenues have increased nearly
35% since Hart’s first year.
• Women’s basketball led the SoCon in attendance
in 2008-09 after increasing their season ticket
sales by 40% over the previous year.
• Men’s basketball was second in average
attendance in the SoCon in 2008-09.
• Attendance at softball games nearly doubled
from 2008 to 2009.
Facilities
• Completed the state-of-the-art Brenda Lawson
Student-Athlete Success Center which includes
the Wolford Family Strength and Conditioning and
Chattem Basketball Practice Facilities.
• Received funding from Renee Haugerud and

John Murphy in support of major improvements to
Scrappy Moore Field, the Mocs’ football practice
facility.
• Partnered with the City of Chattanooga and The
First Tee to construct a unique practice facility for
the Mocs’ golf teams.
• Enhanced the Football Locker Room, Visiting
Team Basketball Locker Rooms, Academic
Computer Lab and Administrative Offices
• Installed video boards in McKenzie Arena
• Acquired land needed to develop plans and a
funding model for an on-campus facility for Track
& Field and Women’s Soccer.
Coaches
• Ignited fans everywhere with the hiring of Russ
Huesman, a former Moc letter winner, in December
2008 to “Restore the Glory” to Chattanooga
Football.
• Hired Chris Bono in 2006 to take over the
wrestling program. Bono guided UTC to threestraight SoCon titles.
• Orchestrated Jeff Clark’s return to the head
coaching position of the women’s tennis program
in 2007.
Managing finite resources in collegiate athletics
is widely known as a difficult task. Hart made fiscal
stewardship a priority for the department since his
arrival. With diligent leadership and a commitment
from each and every member of the department,
UTC Athletics has made significant strides towards
reducing the financial burden on the institution
– including a balanced budget two of the last three
years.
Hart arrived on the UTC campus after serving
seven years at the University of Oklahoma in
various athletics administrative capacities. Hart’s
career with the Sooners began in 1999 as the
Director of Marketing and Licensing. He became
Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and
Licensing in 2001, and developed and implemented
marketing campaigns which generated annual
ticket revenues in excess of $19.5 million. Hart
was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for
Program Advancement and Branding in 2003 and
Senior Associate Athletics Director in 2006.
Hart has also worked in athletics for the
University of North Carolina and East Carolina
University and has served with the U.S. Olympic
Committee. A 1994 graduate of UNC, Hart earned
a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Health
and Sport Science. Hart and his wife, Allison, also
a graduate of North Carolina, have a son, Trevor,
10, and a daughter, Caroline, 7.
A third-generation athletics administrator, Hart’s
father, Dave, currently serves as Executive Director
of Athletics at the University of Alabama, and his
late grandfather, Dave Sr., served in a variety of
roles within collegiate athletics including a stint as
the Commissioner of the Southern Conference
from 1987-91.

DIRECTIONS TO
MOCCASIN BEND RACE COURSE
From the North, East or South
Take I-75 to I-24 Downtown. (Note:
DO NOT continue on I-24 towards
Nashville-take the right fork at the
crossroads). Take 27 across the
Tennessee River. Exit Manufacturers Road. Turn left - go under the
over pass to Hamm Road (approx,
1/2 mile). Turn left on Hamm Road
to a “T” intersection. Turn left onto
Moccasin Bend and follow to the end
(approx. 2 miles).
West Bounders use Route 27 North
exit or I-27N (from I-24).
From Soddy-Daisy follow 27 South
toward Chattanooga. Exit Manufacturers road and turn right at end
of exit ramp. Follow road to Hamm
Road (approx, 1/2 mile). Turn left on
Hamm Road to a “T” intersection.
Turn left onto Moccasin Bend and
follow to the end (approx. 2 miles).

The Moccasin Bend race course
is located at the end of the historic
Moccasin Bend Archeological District. The
Moccasin Bend Archaeological District
is an archeological site in Tennessee
that is included in the Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park.
The 956-acre area was designated
a National Historic Landmark in 1986. It
is located directly across the Tennessee
River from Lookout Mountain, site
of an American Civil War battle. The
archeological district is significant due to
its archaeological resources of American
Indian settlement.
The site played host to the 2006
Southern Conference Championships that
saw the UTC women edge Appalachian
State by one point for its seventh SoCon
title in 10 years. UTC’s Lanni Marchant
won the women’s individual title and was
named the SoCon Runner of the Year.
The Running Mocs have used the site
as their home course running the annual
PowerAde and Front Runner Invitationals
each year.

The Mocs at the start the annual Front Runner Invitational
run in October at the Moccasin Bend Race Course.

The Lady Mocs race along the Moccasin Bend course at the
annual PowerAde Invitational run in September.

A view of Moccasin Bend
from Point Park located
on Lookout Mountain. The
open field at the bottom
of the Moccasin Bend
peninsula is the location
of the Mocs race course.
The land form was given
the name “Moccasin Bend”
because of its resemblance
to a foot and to reflect the
Native American heritage
of the Tennessee Valley.

5-9 • Senior
Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Blackman High School
2010-11
Cross Country:
Named to the NCAA All-South Region
team with a 20th place finish ... earned allconference first team honors with a fourth
place finish at the Southern Conference
championships ... placed fourth at the
Vanderbilt Commodore Classic.
Indoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 3000
meter run at the league championships ... placed fourth in the 5000
meter run at the SoCon Championships.
Outdoor Track:
Claimed the SoCon title in
PERSONAL RECORDS
the 10000 meter run at the
Cross Country
championships.
8K......................................... 24:23
Selected to the CoSIDa/
10K....................................... 30:44
Capital One District IV AllIndoor Track
3000 meter.......................... 8:10.28*
Academic Third Team ...
5000 meter.......................... 14:30.20
named to the UTC Dean’s
Mile..................................... 4:14.91
List and Athletics Director’s
Outdoor Track
Honor Roll and the Southern
10000 meter........................ 30:42.48
Conference
All-Academic
5000 meter.......................... 14:28.12
Fall, Winter and Spring
1500 meter.......................... 3:53.09
Teams.
Mile..................................... 4:12.05
*school record
2009-10
Cross Country:
Redshirted the 2009 season
... placed second while running unattached at the UTC PowerAde
Invitational.
Indoor Track:
Earned All-Conference honors finishing second in the 5000m at the
SoCon Championship in a personal best 14:30.20.
Outdoor Track:
Redshirted the 2010 season.
Chris was named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s
Honor Roll and the Southern Conference All-Academic Team.

2008-09
Cross County:
Won UTC’s Front Runner Invitational running unattached ... earned
All-Conference First Team honors with a third place finish at the
Southern Conference championships ... finished 47th at the NCAA
South Region.
Indoor Track:
SoCon champ in the 5000 meter run and placed second in the 3000
meter event at the league champoinships ... placed second in the
mile at the MTSU Invitational and set a personal and school record
in the 3000 meter run at the University of Kentucky’s McCravey
Memorial with a time of 8:10.28.
Outdoor Track:
Claimed the title in the 5000 meter run at the SoCon Championships
and earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Mideast Regional in the
5000 meter run ... set personal records in the 1500m (3:53.49) and
the Mile (4:12.05) ... Named ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrict ... named All-Academic by the USTFCCCA ... named to the

UTC Dean’s List both semesters and to the Athletics Director’s list
both semesters.
2007-08
Cross Country:
Earned the 2007 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as
well as All-Conference honors ... Finished fourth in 8k run at SoCon
Championships ... Personal record in 8k run, 24:59.
Indoor Track:
Redshirt
Outdoor Track:
Earned All-Conference honors after fourth place finish in 5,000 meter
run at SoCon Championships ... Ran 1,600 leg on winning distance
medley team at Florida State Invitational ... Set personal records in 5k
run (14:57.70) and 1,500 meter (4:01.36).
Blackman High School
Earned all-state honors in cross country from 2004 to 2006 ... Earned
all area, region, and midstate honors all four years of high school ...
Finished second in state championships in 1600 and 3200 meters
in 2007... County champion in 1600 meters and 4x800-meters as a
senior... Sectional champion in 1600 and 3200 meters in final year of
high school... Finished second at state track championships in 1600
and 3200 meters as a senior... Named county Most Valuable Player
as a sophomore and junior... Placed fourth in 3200 meters at state
championships junior year.
Personal
Born April 1 in Milan, Tenn. ... Son of Shawn and Elaine Clifton and
Michael and Kathi Berry... has one younger brother Zach.

THREE-TIME SOUTHERN CONFERFENCE
CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Emmanuel Kirwa

5-8 • Senior
Kapsabet, Kenya • Benedict College
2010-11
Cross Country:
Won his third consecutive Southern
Conference Cross Country title and was
named the league’s Runner of the Year ...
Earned NCAA All-Region honors with an
eighth place finish in the South Region race
and qualified for the NCAA National Championships ... just missed
all-American honors finishing 47th out of 246 runners.
Indoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 5000
meter run at the SoCon
Championships
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
Outdoor Track:
8-kilometer.......................... 24:06
Named all-conference for
10-kilometer........................ 30:22
his runner-up finish in the
Indoor Track
5000 meter run at the league
Mile..................................... 4:16.25
championships ... earned
3000 meter.......................... 8:24.48
all-conference honors with
Outdoor Track
a third place finish in the
3000 meter SC..................... 9:19.11
10,000 meter race at the
10000 meter........................ 30:19.60
5000 meter.......................... 14:23.66
SoCon championships.

1500 meter.......................... 3:57.84

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2009-10
Cross Country:
Repeated as the Southern Conference Runner of the Year with backto-back SoCon Cross Country titles ... earned All-Region honors
at the NCAA South Region meet in Tuscaloosa, Ala., with an 18th
place finish ... finished in the top four in all four regular season meets
including a runner-up finish at the Tennessee Tech Invitational ...
bested his 10K time at the NCAA Region by nearly one minute.
Indoor Track:
Competed in both the 3000m and 5000m events in his first SoCon
Championships ... won the 3000m at the MTSU Blue Raider
Invitational ... posted three top three finishes in the regular season.
Outdoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors in the 5000 meter finals at the SoCon
Championships with a third place finish ... just missed all-conference
honors in the 3000m Steeplechase with a fourth place finish.
2008-09
Cross Country:
Claimed the 2008 Southern Conference title in men’s cross country
... named the league’s Male Runner of the Year ... earned All-Region
honors at the NCAA South Region meet in Knoxville, Tenn., with a
17th place finish ... had top 10 finishes in all four regular season
meets including runner-up finishes at the Great American in
Birmingham, Ala., and the Front Runner Invitational in Chattanooga
... had personal records in the 8k at the league championships and
in the 10k at the NCAA South Region championships ... named to
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the fall semester.
Benedict College
Was named the 2007 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s
Most Valuable Runner after winning the Division II South Regional
Championship... Finished 57th at the 2007 Division II Cross Country
National Championships... Named to SIAC All-Conference Team...
Won the Augusta State Jaguar Invitational and the Morehouse/CAU
Invitational in 2007.
Terige High School
Named outstanding athlete in cross country.
Personal
Born on Dec. 6 in Kapsabet, Kenya... Majoring in Electrical
Engineering... Father is James K. Kirwa.

Joshue Vasquez

5-8 • Junior
Kingsport, Tenn. • Dobyns Bennett High School
2010-11
Cross Country:
Placed 18th at the Southern Conference
championships to help the Mocs to a third
place finish ...
Indoor Track:
Set a PR in the 800m at the Southern
Conference Championships ... competed in the Mile Run at the
league championships.
Outdoor Track:
Member of the fifth place 4x400 meter team at the SoCon
Championships ...

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2009-10
Cross Country:
Helped lead the Mocs to a top place finish at the Tennessee Tech
Invitational with a third place finish in the 8K race ... just missed AllConference honors at the SoCon Championships with a 16th place
finish.
Indoor Track:
Redshirted the 2010 season.
Outdoor Track:
Redshirted the 2010 season.
Named to the UTC Athletics Director’s Honor Roll in the Spring
semester.
2008-09
Cross Country:
PERSONAL RECORDS
Named the 2008 Southern
Cross Country
Conference Freshman of
8-kilometer..................... 25:28
the Year ... named to the
Indoor Track
All-Freshman Team and All
800 meter....................... 1:55.79
Conference Second Team.
Mile................................ 4:18.78
Indoor Track:
Outdoor Track
Just missed all-conference
800 meter....................... 1:54.89
honors as a member of both
1500 meter..................... 3:55.98
the DMR and 4x400 teams
Mile................................ 4:18.25
at the SoCon championships
... ran a PR of 4:21.62 in the
Mile at the MTSU Valentine Invitational.
Outdoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 1500
meter run at the SoCon championships, recording a PR ... named to
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring semester.
Dobyns Bennet High School
Named all-state three years... Region and conference champion junior
and senior year in cross country... All-region winner in 1,600 meter as
a junior... Member of team that won conference championship all four
years.
Personal
Born on June 29, in Manhattan, N. Y. ... Parents are Bolivar and
Aracelis Vasquez... Family includes three sisters, Yanessa, Amy, and
Bianca.

Mark Cole

5-9 • Sophomore
McKenzie, Tenn. • McKenzie High School
2010-11
Cross Country:
Redshirted the season.
Indoor Track:
Redshirted the season.
Outdoor Track:
Redshirted the season.
Named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
2009-10
Cross Country:
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman team as a top
finishing freshman ... had two Top 10 finishes including a ninth
place finish to help lead the Mocs to the title at the Tennessee Tech
Invitational.

2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field
Indoor Track:
Placed fourth in the Mile at the Blue Raider Invitatioanal ... competed
in the 800m at the SoCon Championships.
Outdoor Track:
Placed fifth in the 10,000m finals the SoCon Championships just
missing all-conference status ... ran a 4:03 in the 1500m at the Emory
University Invitational.
Named to the Southern Conference Fall, Winter and Spring Honor
Rolls ... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor
Roll.
High School
Three-time region cross country champion in 2006,2007, and 2008
... runner-up in TSSAA A-AA state cross country championships in
2007 and 2008 ... Jackson-Sun Cross Country Runner of the Year
sophomore, junior, and
senior year ... finished third
PERSONAL RECORDS
in the 1600 at the 2008 state
Cross Country
track meet.
Personal
Born February 13 in
Jackson, Tennessee ... son
of Randy Cole and Jan
Nelson ... Chemistry major
... family includes two sisters
Brooke and Bailey.

2009-10
Cross Country:
Redshirted the 2009 season.
Indoor Track:
Won the Mile at the Blue Raider Invitational with a time of 4:24 ...
bettered his time by more than one second at the Valentine Invitational
... member of the fifth placed Distance Medley Relay team at the
SoCon Championships.
Outdoor Track:
Ran the 800m in a time of 1:57 at the Emory University Invitational
... posted a time of 4:00 in the 1500m at the UTK Sea Ray Relays.
High School
Lucas was a best of preps nominee in his junior year and finalist
senior year ... two-time All-State honoree in cross country as a junior
and a senior...regional cross country champion senior year ... state
track qualifier junior and senior year... served as captain of state
champion cross country team senior year and posted personal bests
of 1:58 in the 800m, 4:30 in the mile, 9:38 for 2 miles and 15:56 for
cross country 5k.
Personal
Born August 13 in Greensboro, N.C. ... lived in Naperville, Ill. from
2001-2006 ... Moved to Collierville, Tenn. after sophomore year ...
son of Bill and Tracy Cotter ... family includes sister, Jenna .... double
majoring in Accounting and English.

Blake Olson
Lucas Cotter

6-1 • Sophomore
Collierville, Tenn. • Houston High School
2010-11
Cross Country:
Named Southern Conference Freshman of
the Year ... earned all-conference second
team honors ... placed 14th at the league
championships ... placed 75th at the NCAA
South Region Championships ... helped
Mocs to win the UTC Front Runner Invitational with a seventh place
finish ... placed 12th at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, helping
the Mocs to a runner-up finish ... helped Mocs to win the UTC
PowerAde Invitational with a fourth place finish.
Indoor Track:
Anchor leg of the Distance
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
Medley Relay (DMR) SoCon
8-kilometer.......................... 25:19
Championship team ...
10-kilometer........................ 31:55
Outdoor Track:
Indoor Track
Scored for the Mocs in the
Mile..................................... 4:17.06
1500 meter run at the league
3000 meter.......................... 8:54.51
championships ... placed
Outdoor Track
second in the 1500 meter at
800 meter............................ 1:57.69
the WKU Hilltopper Relays ...
1500 meter.......................... 3:53.95
ran third leg of 4x800 meter
winning team at the Emory
Invitational ...
Member of the Southern Conference Fall, Winter and Spring AllAcademic Teams ... named to the UTC Dean’s List and Athletics
Director’s Honor Roll.

5-11 • Sophomore
Pleasant View, Tenn. • Sycamore High School
2010-11
Indoor Track:
Just missed all-conference honors with a
fourth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles
at the league championships ... competed
in the 800 meter run at the SoCon finals ...
ran the first leg of the fourth place 4x400

meter relay team.
Outdoor Track:
Placed fourth in the 400
meter hurdles at the Southern
Conference
championships
just missing out on allconference honors ... ran
the first leg of the men’s fifth
place 4x400 meter relay at the
league championships ... won
the 400 meter hurdles at the
Emory Invitational.
Named to UTC Dean’s List and
Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.

2009-10
Indoor Track:
Competedin the 60 meter Hurdles and the 400m Dash at the
Southern Conference championships...recorded a PR of 8.81 in
the 55m Hurdles at the Blue Raider Invitational ... recorded Top 10
finishes in the 200m and 55m Hurdles at the Blue Raider Invitaional.

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Outdoor Track:
Just missed all-conference honors in the 400 meter Hurdles at the
Southern Conference championships with a fourth place finish ...
posted a PR in the event of 55.81 in the preliminary round.
Named to UTC Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.

John Gilpin

Sophomore • Nashville, Tenn.
Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

2010-11
Indoor Track:
High School
Ran the 800 meter and the Mile at the
Holds school records in the 110 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles,
SoCon championships
4x400 meter relay and 4x100 meter relay ... AAU national qualifier
in the 400 meter hurdles ... invited to the Great Eight Invitational
Outdoor Track:
in both the 110 and 300 meter hurdles ... placed fourth in the state
Competed
in the 800 meter and 1500 meter
championships in the 100 meter hurdle event ... placed first in the
events
...
ran
the
second
leg
of
the
4x800 meter fifth place team at
sub-sectionals in the 100 meter hurdles and was second in the
sectionals ... claimed district title in the 110 and 300 meter hurdles as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket relays ...
well as the 4x400 meter and 4x100 meter relays ... PRs: 110 meter
hurdles: 15.81; 300 meter hurdles: 41.65; 400 meter hurdles: 58.90. High School
Captain of cross country teams that won back-to-back state
championships in 2008 and 2009 ... participated in Tennessee state
Personal
Born January 19, 1991 ... son of Kellie and Mark Olson ...undeclared track meet junior and senior years ... earned all-state honors with
a second place finish in the 800m and ran a personal best of 4:26
major.
in the 1600 to place fourth at the state track meet senior year also
earning him all-state honors ... PRs: 5k • 16:54, 1600m • 4:26, 800m
• 1:59.6.

Drew Austell

Freshman
Eads, Tenn. • Briarcrest High School
2010-11
Indoor Track:
Ran the 800 meter ... ran a PR 1:58.05 at
the prestigious Rod McCravy Memorial
meet hosted by the University of Kentucky
... placed third at the MTSU Valentine
Invitational ... anchor leg of the fourth place
4x400 meter relay team.
Outdoor Track:
PERSONAL RECORDS
Competed in the 800 meter
Indoor
800 meter............................ 1:58.05
run ... ran a PR 1:56.55 at
Outdoor Track
the Georgia Tech Yellow
800 meter............................ 1:56.55
Jacket Invitational ... placed
second at the WKU Hilltopper
Invitational in the 800 meter
run ... anchor leg of the fifth place 4x400 meter relay team at the
league championships.
High School
Finished sixth in the state championships in the 800m in 2010…
Finished 7th in state championships in the 1600m in 2010… Regional
Champion in the 800m in 2010… Regional Runner-up in the 1600m
in 2010… Qualified for the state championships in the decathalon and
the 4x200m relay in 2009… Most Valuable Cross Country Runner
junior and senior year… Track team captain senior year… MVP in
track senior year… Best of the Preps All-Metro team in track in 2010.
Holds personal bests of 4:33.39 for 1600, 1:58.78 for 800, and 17:27
for 5K cross-country.
Personal
Born February 20, 1992 in Memphis, Tenn. … son of Steve and
Carole Austell … family includes brothers Kent, Lane and Clay and
one sister, Jenna.

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Personal
Born April 3, 1992 in Nashville, Tenn. ... son of Jack and Pam Gilpin.

2010-11
Cross Country:
Placed second at the season-opening
PowerAde Invitational and helped lead the
Mocs to the win ... Mocs finished second at
the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic with assistance from Wanuch ...
helped the Mocs to claim the title at the Front Runner Invitational ...
injury kept him out of the Southern Conference Championships
Indoor Track:
Competed in the Mile and 3000 meter runs at the league
championships ... ran a PR 4:18.13 at the MTSU Valentine Invitational
... recorded a PR 8:39.02 in the 3000 meter at the Rod McCravy
Memorial Invitational hosted
by Kentucky
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country

Accomplishments
8-kilometer.......................... 25:46
Had a breakthrough track
10-kilometer........................ 31:55
Indoor Track
season in 2009 that included
Mile..................................... 4:18.13
two medals at ROPSSAA, a
3000 meter.......................... 8:39.02
9th place finish in the 2000m
Steeplechase, and a 12th
place finish in the 3000m at
OFSAA. Capped off the track season at Junior Nationals with a 7th
place finish in the 3000m steeplechase. 2009 Cross-Country was
also successful with 3 top 20 finishes, including one 1st place finish.
Finished 21st at both the Ontario University Championships, and
at Cross Country Junior Nationals running 31:55 (10km) and 25:25

2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field
Dezerick Frazier

(8km) respectively. Track 2010 included a Bronze medal in the 3000m
at the Indoor track provincial championships and new personal bests
in the 1500 (3:54.50) and in the 3000m steeplechase (9:16.03)

6-3 • Freshman
Goodlettsville, Tenn. • Pope John Paul II HS

Personal
Born May 19th in Edmonton, Alberta Canada ... son of Art and Joan
Wanuch ... five siblings: Alex, Jessica, Jacob, Samuel, Nicholas ...
plans to major in Health and exercise science.

Drew Harris

6-0 • Freshman
Adams, Tennessee • Rossview High School
High School
four-time cross country state qualifier, 2007-10 ... four-time state track
qualifier, 2008-11 ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and
Younglife.
Personal
Andrew Alan Harris ... born March 21 in Marshall, Texas ... son of
Janet and Tyson Harris ... has an older sister, Abigail ... Health and
Human Performance: Outdoor Recreation major.

the month.

High School
School record holder in the 400 meter dash
at Pope John Paul II ... placed third in the
state in the 400 meter dash at the state
finals ... finished sixth in the 200 meter dash
at the state finals ... member of the football
and basketball teams ... named student of

Personal
Dezerick Frazier ... nickname is “Dez” ... son of Denise and Dezerick
Frazier and has a younger sister named Olivia.

Jacob Huesman

6-1 • Freshman
Chattanooga, Tenn. • Baylor School

High School
Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award winner
for Division II-AA ... dual-threat quarterback
at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn
... led the Red Raiders to the DII-AA state
championship game ... member of the
Patrick O’Brien
Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite
6-1 • Freshman
Dozen ... totaled 2,828 yards of total offense, including 1,750 rushing
Chattanooga, Tenn. • Collegedale Academy
with 25 touchdowns as a senior ... TSWA DII All-State ... Mr Football
finalist as a junior ... Baylor went 17-7 in his two years ... National
High School
Honor Society and honor roll student ... all-state and silver medalist in
Four-time cross country state qualifier ... the long jump as a junior.
Times Free Press “Best of Preps” First
Team as a junior ... led team to three straight Personal
region titles ... 2011 Long-Course Duathlon Full name is Jacob Andrew Huesman ... son of Russ and Amy
19-under National Champion ... 41st at Huesman ... born Feb. 27, 1993 ... has two younger sisters, Natalie
Ironman 70.3 World Championships for 2011 and Emily, and one younger brother, Levi ... father is the head coach
for 24-under age group ... two-time USA qualifier for triathlon ... tennis of the Mocs and played at UTC from 1978-81 ... plans to major in
double state semi-finalist ... three-time region champion in doubles ... Engineering.
tennis team captain in junior and senior years ... named to the Times
Free Press “Best of Preps” Second Team singles as a senior and First
Team doubles ... member of the swim team and basketball team ...
named team MVP for basketball as a sophomore maintained a 4.0
GPA throughout high school ... member of the Student Senate as a
freshman and a member of the Student Association as a sophomore
... served as Junior Class Vice President and was Senate Student
President in senior year ... graduated with honors.
Personal
Patrick John O’Brien ... born April 19 in Calhoun, Ga. ... son of
Georgia and John O’Brien ... has an older sister, Molly at Ole Miss
and a younger brother Conner in high school ... Biochemistry major.

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Tara Gietema

5-9 • Senior
Knoxville, Tenn. • Morristown Hamblen West
2010-11
Cross Country:
Placed 19th at the SoCon Championships
... 56th at the NCAA South Region meet ...
placed fifth in the PowerAde Invitational and
sixth in the Front Runner.
Indoor Track:
Competed in the 3000 meter and 5000 meter races at the league
championships ... placed third in the Mile at the Valentine Invitational
... placed fourth in the 3000 meter run at the Blue Raider Invitational.
Outdoor Track:
Placed fourth in the 10,000 meter run at the SoCon Championships.
2009-10
PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country:
Cross Country
Redshirted the season.
5-kilometer.......................... 18:04
Indoor Track:
6-kilometer.......................... 21:52
Redshirted the season.
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track:
Mile..................................... 5:13.19
Earned
All-Conference
3000 meter.......................... 10:10.60
5000 meter.......................... 18:05.59
status with a third place
Outdoor Track
finish
in
the
10,000
1500 meter.......................... 4:45.51
meter run at the SoCon
3000 meter.......................... 10:20.07
Championships...posted
5000 meter.......................... 18:00.87
PRs in the 1500m, 3000m
10000 meter........................ 37:35.01
and 5000m races during the
season...ran a 4:46.51 in
the 1500m at the Emory University Invitational, besting her previous
top time of 4:49.09...edged her 5000m time at the Yellow Jacket
Invitational by just less than one second with a time of 18:00.87 and
ran the 3000m in a time of 10:20.07 at the Sea Ray Relays, more
than four seconds better than her previous time...finished in the Top
8 or better in every race of the season.
Named to the UTC Dean’s List, Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and
the Southern Conference All-Academic Team.
2008-09
Cross Country:
Led the Lady Mocs to a third consecutive SoCon title with a fifth place
finish at the league championships earning all-conference first team
honors.
Indoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors in the 5000 meter run at the SoCon
championships with a third place finish ... ran the mile at the MTSU
Invitational placing sixth and competed in the 3000 meter run at the
University of Kentucky Rod McCravey Memorial.
Outdoor Track:
Earned all-conference honors with a third place finish in the 10,000
meter run at the SoCon championships ... ran the mile leg of the DMR
at the Georgia Relays, finishing second ... named to the Dean’s List
and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll both semesters ... selected to the
Southern Conference All-Academic Team.
2007-08
Cross Country:
Finished 16th at SoCon Championships and 13th at UTC Opener...
Placed 65th at NCAA South Regional... Set personal records in the

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5k, 18:40, and the 6k, 23:20.
Indoor Track:
Ran the 3,000 and 5,000 meter... Best finish was sixth in the 3,000
meter at the SoCon Championships... Set personal records in the
3,000 meter, 10:16.92, and the 5,000 meter, 18:28.56.
Outdoor Track:
Named All-Conference after finishing second in the 10,000 meter at
the SoCon Championships... Finished fifth in the 3,000 meter at the
Florida State Invitational... Set personal bests in the 1,500 meter,
4:53.33, 3,000 meter, 10:24.65, and the 10,000 meter, 38:02.88.
Morristown Hamblen West
Earned all-state honors from 2004 through 2006 ... member of the
state champions in 2005 and 2006 ... earned cross country allconference and all-region all four years ... team won region and
conference championships all four years ... member of fifth place
finishing 4x800-meters team at track and field state championships in
2005, also finished 10th in 1,600-meters.
Personal
Born May 13 in Knoxville, Tenn ... daughter of Tom and Debbie
Gietema ... family includes twin brother Thomas.

Ashley Hall

5-6 • Senior
Memphis, Tenn. • Briarcrest High School
2010-11
Indoor Track:
Placed fourth in the 400 meter run at the
Blue Raider Invitational ... ran the 800
meter at the Valentine Invitational and the
Southern Conference championships.
Outdoor Track:
Ran the 400 meter Hurdles ... placed third at the Emory Invitational
and fifth at the Hilltopper Relays ... member of the seventh place
4x100 meter relay team at the SoCon Championships and the 4x400
meter team.
2009-10
Indoor Track:
Competed in the 400m at
the Southern Conference
Championships...
Outdoor Track:
Competed in the 100m
Hurdles and 400m Hurdles
at the Southern Conference
Championships.

2008-09
Indoor Track:
Competed in the 200 meter and the 400 meter events at the Middle
Tennessee Valentine Invitational.
Outdoor Track:
Redshirted season.
High School
Four-year varsity and regional participant ... three time track MVP

2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field
(sophomore, junior and senior) for Briarcrest ... member of the school
record 4x800 meter relay team ... set record with a time of 2:28 in her
junior year ...placed third in the 300 meter Hurdles at the region meet.
Personal
Daughter of Richard and Jackie Hall ... has one brother Justin ...
born June 2, 1990 in Memphis ... majoring in Secondary Education:
English.

2009-10
Outdoor Track
Outdoor Track
1500 meter.......................... 5:01.50
Placed fifth at the Emory
3000 meter.......................... 11:23.15
University Invitational in the
1500m run...competed in
the 3000m run at the UTK Sea Ray Relays.
High School
Earned all-state honors in 2008 in cross country ... member of the
state championship team in 2008 and runner up in 2007 ... earned
all-conference three years and all-region three years... team won
region and conference champions all four years... member of state
championship 4x800 meters realy team at track and field state
championships in 2008 and 2009, also a part of the track and field
state championship as a team in 2009.
Personal
Born September 5 in Johnson City, Tenn... daughter of Jerry and
Teresa Buchanan... has an older sister Ashley who graduated from
ETSU and is headed to EVMS to become an art therapist.

Mary Cumbee

5-7 • Junior
Brentwood, Tenn. • Brentwood High School

2010-11
Cross Country:
Placed 29th at the Southern Conference
Championships ... finished 76th at the NCAA
South Region Meet ... helped women to a
second place finish at the Front Runner Invitational and a first place
finish at the PowerAde Invitational ... placed 24th at the Vanderbilt
Commodore Classic.
Outdoor Track:
Ran the 800 meter at the Hilltopper Relays with a 10th place finish
... competd in the 1500 meter
run at the Yellow Jacket
PERSONAL RECORDS
Invitational.
Cross Country
2009-10
5-kilometer.......................... 18:51
Cross Country:
6-kilometer.......................... 22:13
Recorded three Top 10
Indoor Track
Mile..................................... 5:14.37
finishes including an eighth
Outdoor Track
place at the Tennessee Tech
800 meter............................ 2:21.21
Invitational...Placed 33rd at
1500 meter.......................... 4:48.15
the Southern Conference
Championships and 38th at
the Crimson Classic.
Indoor Track:
Member of the second place All-Conference Distance Medley Relay
team...ran the Mile at both the Blue Raider Invitational and the
Valentine Inviatational.
Outdoor Track:
Placed in the Top 15 in all races during the season with two Top Five
finishes...member of the second place 4x1500m relay team at the
UTK Sea Ray Relays and fourth in the 800m at the Emory University
Invitational.
High School
Received all-region and all-state honors in track and field from 20082009 ... earned all-region and all-mid-state honors in cross country
from 2007- 2008 ... Finished sixth in state championships in the 3200
meters in 2008 ... County champion in 3200, 1600, and 800 meters as
a senior ... sectional champion in 1600 and 3200 meters as a senior
... finished third at the state track championships in 1600 meters final
year of high school ... named Brentwood High School Runner of the
Year senior year … graduated with academic honors.
Personal
Born October 5, in Orlando, FL… Daughter of Jim and Emily
Cumbee… Family includes older brother Sam and twin brother
Matthew.

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Kathryn Stuart

5-6 • Junior
Brentwood, Tenn. • Brentwood High School
2010-11
Cross Country:
Placed 43rd at the Southern Conference
Championships ... finished 75th at the
NCAA South Region Meet ... helped the
Lady Mocs to a first place finish at the
PowerAde Invitational and a runner-up finish
at the Front Runner Invitational.
Indoor Track:
Competed in the 3000
PERSONAL RECORDS
meter run at the Blue
Cross Country
Raider Invitational, placing
5-kilometer.......................... 18:57
fifth and setting a PR in the
6-kilometer.......................... 22:11
event.
Indoor Track
Outdoor Track:
Mile..................................... 5:15.63
Placed ninth in the 3000
3000 meter.......................... 1 0 : 2 4 . 2 3
Outdoor Track
meter Steeplechase at
3000 meter SC..................... 11:34.72
the Southern Conference
Championships ... finished
second in the 3000 meter
run at the Hilltopper Relays.
2009-10
Cross Country:
Tallied three Top 10 finishes including a sixth place finish to help
the Lady Mocs to the team title at the Tennessee Tech Invitational...
placed 27th at the Southern Conference championships...recorded
her top time of the season in the 5K at the Crimson Classic.
Indoor Track:
Placed second in the 3000m at the Valentine Invitational and third in
the same event at the Blue Raider Classic.
High School
Member of 2008-2009 cross-country all-metro team ... placed third in
cross country regionals ... earned cross country MVP senior year ...
placed third in 3200m in the Great Eight Invitational ... region runnerup in 3200m ... all-mid-state track first team for 3200m ... finished
fourth in Class AAA state 3200m ... placed seventh in the Class AAA
state 1600m ... PR’s: 5K: 19:44; 3200 meter: 11:30.23; 1600 meter:
5:21.03.
Personal
Born December 27th in Nashville, TN... daughter of Hank and Tracie
Stuart... family includes sister Emmie a graduate of UTC and former
runner, and a brother, Paul.

5-5 • Sophomore
Cleveland, Tenn. • Walker Valley High School
2010-11
Indoor Track
Competed in the 200 meter and 400
meter dashes ... placed 15th at the league
championships.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 400 meter dash at the
Yellow Jacket Invitational, placing 11th and was 14th in the event at
the SoCon championships ... ran the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter
relays at the league championships.
Walker Valley High School
Four-time state qualifier in track and field ... In 2010 won the A/AA
Sectionals in the long jump, triple jump an dthe 400m ... placed
second in the 100m Hurdles ... fourth in the long jump in the A/AA
State finals ... second in the 400m at the Chattanooga “Best of Preps”
... holds nine school records at Walker Valley.
Personal
Born January 7, 1992...daughter of Ilka Cader ... undecided major.

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field
Sarah Washington

5-5 • Sophomore
Tullahoma, Tenn. • Tullahoma High School
2010-11
Indoor Track
Ran the 200 meter dash at the Blue Raider
Invitational ... placed 16th in the 400
meter dash at the Valentine Invitational
... competed in the 800 meter run at the
Southern Conference Championships.
Outdoor Track
Competed in the 400 meter Hurdles at the Hilltopper Relays ... ran
the 400 meter run at the Southern Conference Championships ...
competed on the 4x100 meter relay team at the league championships.
High School
Placed 8th in state in the triple jump junior year…4x400 relay team
placed 8th in the state senior year.
Personal
Born January 31, 1992…daughter of Eddie and Tommie Washington…
siblings Andre, Lauren, Erin Williams, and Jason Williams…Biology
Pre-Med major.

Jenna Nick

5-4 • Senior
Columbia, Tennessee • Spring Hill High School
High School
Placed second in the region in cross country
at Spring Hill ... member of the school’s
soccer team for one season ... member of
the Drug Free Club.
Personal
Jenna Christine Nick ... born February 10 ... History/German major.

Chelsea Lemley

5-7 • Freshman
Chattanooga, Tenn. • Soddy Daisy High School
High School
Member of the track team competing in the
100 and 300 hurdles ... also a member of
the 4x400 relay team and competed in the
Pentathlon ... member of the soccer team
... member of the Honor Roll and National
Honor Society ... member of the Beta Club
and secretary of her sophomore class ... member of Little Sisters and
FBLA.
Personal
Chelsea Paige Lemley ... daughter of Pamela Kangas and Bobby
Lemley ... born December 22 in Chattanooga ... Exercise Science
major.

Anissa Mason

5-5 • Freshman
Knoxville, Tenn. • Knoxville Central High School
High School
Placed 11th in the region in the 100 mater
dash ... finish seventh in the region in the
200 meter dash .. as a senior ... member
of the volleyball team ... earned all-district
honor as a senior ... Silver Top Cat card
for having a GPA over 3.5 ... received the
Spanish II Award ... Honor Roll in mathematics ... member of the Beta
Club, DECA, FBLA, link-up ... Freshman mentor leader
Personal
Anissa Rose Mason ... born February 25 in Knoxville, Tenn. ...
daughter of Cheryl and Anthony Mason ... has a younger sister,
Casey ... Exercise Science major.

Sarah White-Woerner

5-4 • Senior
Chattanooga, Tenn. • Ooltewah High School
High School
Sarah is running her first season of competitive collegiate racing
... ran primarily long distance trail races ... 1st Female at the 2011
Scenic City Trail Marathon ... 1st Female in the 2010 Pinhoti 100 mile
race in Alabama ... in high school played basketball for the Owls and
was the Jeff Parker Award recipient for outstanding student-athlete
senior year ... maintained a 4.0 GPA in high school and was the
school valedictorian ... maintain a 4.0 GPA at UTC and member of the
school’s Dean’s List each semester.
Personal
Born August 25 in Chattanooga ... daughter of Darlene White and
Carl Woerner ... has a sister Holly Woerner ... Health and Exercise
Science Pedagogy major.

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2011-12 Chattanooga Cross Country • Track & Field
Taylor Pannell

Keeley Stewart

High School
Helped lead her track team to four straight
state titles (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) ...
placed third in the Pentathlon in 2009 and
fifth in the same event in 2010 ... member
of the state champion soccer team in 2011.

High School
Three-time cross country MVP, 2007, 2008,
2010 ... region and state champion in 2007
and 2008 ... won the Coach’s Award for
softball in 2009 ... Coach’s Award recipient
for track in 2011 ... member of the Honor
Roll ... Class Representative ... member of

5-9 • Freshman
Sale Creek, Tenn. • Baylor School

Personal
Born September 15 in Chattanooga ... daughter of Vicki and Tom
Pannell ... Business major.

Jessica Philpott

5-3 • Freshman
Manchester, Tennessee • Coffee Co High School
High School
Three-time medalist at the state track
championships ... placed 7th in the 800
meters in 2008 and 2009 ... placed 8th in
the 800 meters in 2011 ... member of the
8th place 4x800 meter team in 2008 ... 800
meter PR: 2:21 ... Girl’s track team won
district title two years in a row ... member of the volleyball team and
was a three-time all-district award winner, 2009-11.
Personal
Jessica Lynn Philpott ... born June 7 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. ...
daughter of Shelba and Darin Philpott ... sister Jenna runs track at
Tennessee Tech ... Marketing major.

Ambria Reese

5-3 • Freshman
Memphis, Tennessee • Arlington High School
High School
Member of the 4x800 meter state champion
relay team as a junior ... member of state
runner-up 4sx400 meter relay team as a
sophomore ... named team MVP for both
cross country and track and field in her
junior and senior years ... named the Most
Athletic Female as a senior ... member of the volleyball team as a
freshman ... member of HOSA in sophomore and junior years ... fouryear member of the Honor Roll.
Personal
Born June 29 in Memphis, Tenn. ... Heath and Human Performance:
Exercise Science major - Preprofessional.

The Southern Conference, which
began its 91st season of intercollegiate
competition in 2011, is a national leader
in emphasizing the development of the
student-athlete and in helping to build
lifelong leaders and role models.
The Southern Conference is the
nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I
collegiate athletic association. Only
the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri
Valley (1907), the Pacific 10 (1915)
and the Southwestern Athletic (1920)
conferences are older in terms of
origination.
Academic excellence has been a
major part of the Southern Conference’s
tradition. Hundreds of Southern
Conference student-athletes have been
recognized on ESPN The Magazine/
CoSIDA Academic All-America and
all-district teams. A total of 19
Rhodes Scholarship winners have
been selected from conference
institutions.
The
Conference
currently
consists of 12 members in five
states throughout the Southeast
and sponsors 19 varsity sports
and championships that produce
participants for NCAA Division I
Championships.
The
Southern
Conference
offices are located in the historic
Beaumont Mill in Spartanburg, S.C.
A textile mill that was in operation
from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont
Mill was renovated in 2004 and
today offers the league first class
meeting areas and offices as well
as a spacious library for storage of
the conference’s historical documents.
Membership History
On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives
from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30
members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont
Hotel to establish the Southern
Intercollegiate Conference. On hand
at the inaugural meeting were officials
from Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic
Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia,
Georgia School of Technology (Georgia
Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi
A&M (Mississippi State), North Carolina,
North Carolina State, Tennessee,
Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
(Virginia Tech) and Washington & Lee.
Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was
chosen as acting chairman and N.W.
Dougherty of Tennessee was named
secretary. The decision to form a new
athletic conference was motivated by
the desire to have a workable number
of conference games for each league
member.
Play began in the fall of 1921 and a
year later, six more schools joined the
fledgling league including Tulane (which
had attended the inaugural meeting
but had elected not to join), Florida,
LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina and
Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1925 and
Duke was added in 1929.

By the 1930s, membership in the
Southern Conference had reached 23
schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia
Tech, president of the Southern
Conference, called the annual league
meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932 at
the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tenn.
Georgia’s Dr. Sanford announced
that 13 institutions west and south
of the Appalachian Mountains were
reorganizing as the Southeastern
Conference. Members of the new
league included Alabama, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Florida, Georgia,
Georgia
School
of
Technology,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Mississippi A&M, University of the
South,
Tennessee,
Tulane
and
Vanderbilt.

The Southern Conference continued
with membership of 10 institutions
including Clemson, Duke, Maryland,
North Carolina, North Carolina State,
South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia
Tech and Washington & Lee.
The second major shift occurred some
20 years later. By 1952, the Southern
Conference included 17 colleges and
universities. Another split occurred
when seven schools including Clemson,
Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North
Carolina State, South Carolina and
Wake Forest departed to form the
Atlantic Coast Conference which began
play in 1953. The revamped Southern
Conference included members The
Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George
Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia
Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia
and William & Mary.
Today, the league continues to
thrive with a membership that includes
12 institutions and a footprint that
spans five states: Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
and Georgia. Current league members
are Appalachian State, Chattanooga,
College of Charleston, The Citadel,
Davidson, Elon, Furman, Georgia
Southern, UNC Greensboro, Samford,
Western Carolina and Wofford.

Coaches and Administrators
The Southern Conference has also
been a breeding ground for some of
college athletics’ most recognized
coaches and administrators.
Legendary
basketball
coaches
Adolph Rupp of Kentucky and Everett
Case of North Carolina State both
worked the sidelines in the Southern
Conference.
Rupp
guided
the
Wildcats to a 30-5 mark during the
1931 and 1932 seasons. Yet, for all
his coaching accomplishments, Rupp
never led Kentucky to a Southern
Conference tournament championship.
Case mentored the Wolfpack to six
consecutive Southern Conference
Tournament championships from 1947
through 1952.
Lefty
Driesell
coached
Davidson to three Southern
Conference
Tournament
championships in 1966, 1968
and 1969. Driesell also won the
league’s Coach of the Year award
four straight times from 1963
through 1966. Former Georgia
Tech coach Bobby Cremins earned
league Coach of the Year honors
three times in the late ’70s and
early ’80s while at Appalachian
State and is now the head coach at
the College of Charleston.
Terry Holland saw his
basketball coaching career take
off at Davidson when he returned
to his alma mater in 1970. Holland
was honored as the Southern
Conference Coach of the Year for
three consecutive seasons from
1970-72 and led the Wildcats to the
conference tournament title and an
appearance in the NCAA Tournament in
1970. J. Dallas Shirley, a member of the
Basketball Hall of Fame, spent 21 years
as the assistant to the commissioner
and supervisor of officials in the
Southern Conference. He also served
as president of the International
Association Basketball Officials and
the United States Olympic Basketball
Committee.
The legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant
got his coaching start in the Southern
Conference as he guided the Maryland
Terrapins in 1945. Another famous
Southern Conference football coach is
the late Frank Howard of Clemson, who
guided the Tigers as a league member
from 1940-52. The incomparable
Howard won 69 Southern Conference
games.
The Southern Conference has been
represented on the sidelines at five
Super Bowls in recent years. Bobby
Ross, who piloted the San Diego
Chargers to the 1996 Super Bowl, was
the head coach at The Citadel from
1973-77. Former Buffalo Bills head
coach Marv Levy directed William &
Mary from 1964-68. He was succeeded
at William & Mary by Lou Holtz. William
& Mary competed in the Southern
Conference from 1936-77.